Thank you, Member for the Deh Cho.

Sorry, I ask for a recorded vote.

Thank you, Member for the Deh Cho. To the motion. Member from Range Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm very pleased to support this motion. It's important that we look at all communities when we're making decisions as a government. And I think this is -- well, I know this is something the Member's very passionate about, it's her riding, and it's the community that was hardest hit by the wildfire disasters of previous years. And I can't imagine what that must be like to lose your home, to lose your community, and to still be in this place where you're not sure where the help is going to help from and what it's going to look like. The people of Enterprise shouldn't be in a place where they don't know what their future holds. They should be very clear about how things will move forward.

I know our friend, the Minister, has been looking into this as well. I know he's got a big heart, and he does want to help. But often we hear this, that the federal government's the one standing in the way, they don't understand the application. The Member's done the leg work. The motion's very clear. The money, the support's there. So I don't know understand why we can't move forward with this, provide those matching dollars, and get this project moving forward. So I look forward to hearing more perhaps from the Minister proper but, even more so, I hope to see Members support this motion so we can get Enterprise the help that they need. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Range Lake. To the motion. Member from Monfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, forest fire 2023 was a disaster for a lot of us, and it was a nightmare for many who lived through the ordeal. People from Behchoko and Edzo, even Hay River North and South, they experienced that as well. So, Mr. Speaker, I can tell you it could happen worse for Behchoko. By the grace of God, Behchoko was safe. You know, so we lost four housing and we lost 15 cabins on Highway 3. But Enterprise did not have the same experience. Forest fire almost wiped out the whole community. As a result, until this day, the residents are still suffering. They're affected by the whole process, and many of them are still homeless. They want to rebuild but they can't because they don't have the means. And many of them don't have the -- they don't have no houses, and they don't have a home. So many of these people made Enterprise their home community so we have to respect that. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I do support this motion. The community is still struggling, and people are displaced, and GNWT has the authority to rebuild the town of Enterprise. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Monfwi. To the motion. Member from the Sahtu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too rise in support of the motion here. I can only imagine the devastation and the stressful environment. As we've always said, our home is our kingdom. And to lose that, I'm just totally lost for words on how the individuals having lost all that life's earnings gone up in smoke, and I really feel for the victims of last year's season. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from the Sahtu. To the motion. Member from Hay River North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I won't say much about this; I've spoken extensively about the wildfires, and the Member for Hay River South has spoken about the accommodations being provided as well as other supports. So what the government will do is take this motion, use the 120 days to consider it, and provide a response. And we will be abstaining. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Hay River North. To the motion. Member from the Deh Cho.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank my colleagues for supporting me with this motion. I do this in the spirit of helping the people in my riding at Enterprise. With that, I would like to, again, thanks everybody that's supporting it and also ask for a recorded vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from the Deh Cho. To the motion.

Question has been called. Member from the Deh Cho has asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.

Colleagues, all in favour, 9. Opposed, zero. Abstentions, 7. Motion has passed.

---Carried

Motions. Member from Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that notwithstanding Rule 2.1, when the House adjourns on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, it shall be adjourned until Thursday, October 17th, 2024;

AND FURTHER, that any time prior to October 17th, 2024, if the Speaker is satisfied after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion passed.

---Carried

Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.